Pitroipa is Stoke's last target after moves for Lee Cattermole and Thomas Ince fell through and it looks like they will get their man.

Rennes have just said on twitter: "It also appears we will shortly be saying goodbye to Pitroipa as a transfer to Stoke City seems imminent!"

Pitroipa joined Rennes from Hamburg and was named Player of the Tournament at last year's Africa Cup of Nations

9:36 pm

James Nursey

Former Norwich striker Simeon Jackson is heading back from Eintracht Braunschweig to sign for Championship Millwall.

He's tweeted he is in a 'wet London' and I can reveal he is heading to the New Den on a six month deal until the end of the season as he hasn't played much in Germany

9:33 pm

David Maddock

David Maddock compares Heitinga to his missus:

John Heitinga is still talking to Fulham. Bloody hell. He's worse than my missus. How long does he want?!

If he agrees to go, then Everton are still hoping to bring a player in on loan, though this stage they are obviously hopeful rather than confident. They are still there at Finch Farm though, working into the night. So fingers crossed for Blues fans.

9:31 pm

Johnny Heitinga is undergoing a medical at Fulham, the deal hasn't actually yet been completed.

Stay tuned though, it looks likely the deal will go through.

9:10 pm

Dimitar Berbatov has joined Monaco on loan, until the end of the season, so it isn't a permanent deal.

You can just see him there, living it large, being Berbs.

9:09 pm

DONE DEALS:

Dimitar Berbatov has signed for Monaco. More updates on that when we get them.

Scott Dann has signed for Palace. More updates on that when we get them.

8:58 pm

Some more Newcastle transfer titbits for you. Not one but two!

The Yohan Cabaye-shaped hole in the Magpies midfield could be filled by West Brom's James Morrison or Norwich's Wes Hoolahan.

With moves for Clement Grenier and Filip Djuricic looking dead in the water Alan Pardew looks set to raid this side of the Channel for a change.

The Daily Mail reports that the Baggies midfielder is high on the list while want-away Canary Hoolahan is also in the frame.

8:43 pm

David Maddock

So, crunch time is fast approaching over there in Ukraine, and we can tell you the Dnipro owner is firmly digging his heels in.

It is not for the want of trying from Liverpool MD Ian Ayre, who has fought tigerishly to land Konoplyanka, but the fact is, no matter how much he has offered, the answer has been no from a multi-billionaire oligarch who doesn't need the money and is proud of his image as a great Ukrainian patriot.

All those stories then, you are hearing on Twitter about a deal being agreed are still not true, and the real truth is the deal is now very finely in the balance, with the probability that the world's 46th richest man is not for turning. Until 10.59pm UK time at least..!

We can also tell you that the deal has not now stalled over money, nor terms of payment. It is now purely down to the fact that the Dnipro owner still doesn't want to sell, even though it makes financial sense for the club to do so, given the player is on a free in 18 months.

West Ham were among the English top flight clubs to opt out of taking misfiring Cisse as they believed he was not value for money.

Although the marksman enjoyed a good campaign last season he has scored just one goal in the Premier League this time around.

Newcastle have moved to replace him with Borussia Moenchengladbach forward Luuk De Jung.

8:18 pm

Darren Lewis

Short but to-the-point update from Darren Lewis:

Cadena Ser reporting that Man Utd have just loaned Javier Hernandez to Valencia.

8:17 pm

Ross McCormack was just interviewed on Sky Sports News about the sacking of Brian McDermott from Leeds. Safe to say that there probably isn't enough time to push through a deal to leave Leeds with only three hours to go.

He sounds absolutely gutted though.

7:56 pm

David Anderson

Brian McDermott has been sacked by Leeds.

McDermott had been unsure of his fate as Massimo Cellino finalised his takeover of the club and the Italian's first action appears to have been to axe the former Reading boss.

Cellino, who owns Serie A side Cagliari, is thought to want to appoint former Middlesbrough defender Gianluca Festa as McDermott's successor.

McDermott's sacking after just nine months in charge throws Leeds into further turmoil ahead of tomorrow's West Yorkshire derby against Huddersfield.

Cellino is paying £25million to buy a 75 per cent stake in Leeds.

7:50 pm

More rumours that Cardiff City flop Andreas Cornelius is set to leave the club before the end of the window.

Time is ticking down, and the club might be waiting to secure another striker before they give Cornelius permission to leave.

7:47 pm

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer knows the value of having a number of top strikers and looks dead keen on adding to that number at Cardiff tonight..

According to Sky Sports, the Bluebirds are in for Reading's Adam Le Fondre.

ALF (to his friends) has netted hat-tricks in his last two home games for the Royals.

Cardiff have scored just two goals in their last SIX matches.

Makes almost too much sense.

7:46 pm

DONE DEAL (sort of):

Brian McDermott has been sacked as Leeds United manager.

Probably the most activity we've had all day.

Ross McCormack turned down a move to Cardiff City today because he said he enjoyed playing under Brian McDermott.

Gutted for him.

7:38 pm

Crystal Palace's sporting director Iain Moody has admitted he is in the dark over the will he, won't he move for Tom Ince.

The England Under-21 international is believed to be at the Eagles' training ground ahead of a switch, but Blackpool owner Karl Oyston is reported to have had second thoughts at the eleventh hour.

The Seasiders are set to pocket a cool £1m in the season-long loan deal but Oyston remains undecided.

"It's still in the balance," Moody told the London Evening Standard.

"Ultimately we can't control what Blackpool want to do - Oyston is the man who has the whole deal in his hands.

"If we get to 10 o'clock and nothing is decided then he will be left with a choice of not keeping Tom or letting him come to us for a good chunk of money."

7:37 pm

Arsenal have confirmed the signing of Kim Kallstrom on loan until the end of the season.

So not quite Julian Draxler, then.

Oh well, there's always the summer to look forward to.

7:36 pm

Our very own Alan Nixon reports that Middlesbrough are frantically trying to sign Danny Graham before the end of the transfer window.